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Apr 17, 2010
News in pictures on Saturday



Fibre glass and coloured mirror sculptures by renowned French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle are part of a new unique installation sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the District Department of Transportation through its Transportation Enhancement Program in Washington, DC. The New York Avenue Sculpture Project is the first and only major outdoor sculpture corridor in the Nation?s capital, featuring changing installations of world-class art by women. -- PHOTO: AFP




The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air just prior to sunset. Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland on Friday as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars. -- PHOTO: AP



Venezuelan high school students take part in Caracas in a demonstration in the framework of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the independence to be held April 19th. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Three statues of Mazu guardians placed aside before the Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage at the Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in Dajia, on the central east coast of Taiwan. The image of Mazu, Goddess of the sea, and many thousands of followers will travel some 280 kilometres to sister Mazu temples. -- PHOTO: AP




Balloons fill the air as runners participate in the 3.2-mile remembrance run at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., to mark the third anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech, where 32 people plus the shooter died. -- PHOTO: AP




Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers take part in a march through the streets of Tampa, Florida to try to persuade the supermarket chain Publix to pay more for its tomatoes and take a stand against abusive work conditions in the fields. The produce pickers group has already persuaded McDonald's, Whole Foods and Subway to pay an extra penny per pound for tomatoes. -- PHOTO: AP

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People walk by a fountain spraying red-coloured water in downtown Bucharest. Water from fountains in central Bucharest was coloured in red by the Romanian Hemophilia Association, the organiser of the "Red Friday", an approach designed to draw attention to this disease which affects some 2,000 people in Romania. -- PHOTO: AFP




Sudanese Sufis perform during their Friday traditional weekly gathering in Omdurman, west of Sudan's capital of Khartoum. Sudan began counting millions of ballots on Friday after five days of voting in the first open polls in 24 years, tainted by boycotts and accusations of fraud. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Ice chunks carried downstream by floodwaters caused by volcanic activity lie on the Markarfljot river bank, some 120km east of the capital Rejkavik, Iceland. The Eyjafjallajokull glacier volcano began erupting for the second time in a month on Wednesday, sending ash several miles into the air. Winds pushed the plume south and east across Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and into the heart of Europe causing travel chaos. -- PHOTO: AP



A funeral worker carries flowers in front of the casket of Reuters television cameraman Hiro Muramoto before a wake in Tokyo. Muramoto, a 43-year-old Japanese national, was shot dead during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok's worst political violence in 18 years. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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Apr 18, 2010
News in pictures on Sunday



Israeli kindergarten children wave Israeli flags and balloons in the national colours in Jerusalem on April 18, 2010 on the eve of Memorial Day for fallen Israeli soldiers and the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. Israel marks Memorial Day from sunset April 18 before celebrating the 62nd anniversary of its creation. -- PHOTO: AFP




Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass during a bullfight in The Maestranza bull ring in Seville. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Police block an angry crowd of counter-protesters after the neo-nazi group, The American National Socialist Movement held a rally in front of the Los Angeles City Hall, on April 17, 2010. Police in riot gear formed a line in front of a crowd of about 500 counter-protesters who gathered at City Hall today to protest the white supremacist rally. About 70 members of the National Socialist Movement, many wearing black uniforms, attempted to stage a rally, but were largely outshouted by counter-protestors. -- PHOTO: AFP

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A South Korean worker prepares lanterns to celebrate Buddha's upcoming birthday on May 21 at the Chogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 18, 2010. -- PHOTO: AP




Honour guards carry the coffins of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska in front of the President's Palace in Warsaw on Saturday, April 17, 2010 . -- PHOTO: AP




Filipino cyclists wear costumes as they join the 12th "Tour of the Fireflies" in suburban Manila, Philippines on Sunday April 18, 2010. Thousands joined the event which is aimed at promoting cleaner air, greener communities and non-motorised transportation. -- PHOTO: AP

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Farmers team up to rescue cattle from exposure to the toxic volcanic ash at a farm in Nupur, Iceland, as the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air Saturday, April 17, 2010. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade. -- PHOTO: AP




A young boy supports his mother, as they join others in front of Montreal City Hall, protesting Bill 94, the Quebec government tabled to require people to uncover their faces to identify themselves in order to receive government services on Saturday, April 17, 2010. -- PHOTO: AP




Fifteen year-old girls pose for pictures during Quinceanera celebrations in Mexico City, Saturday, April 17, 2010. The city hosted a mass version of the traditional Mexican coming-out celebration, or Quinceanera, for more than 300 fifteen-year-old girls, providing them with dresses, music and a tour through the historic centre. -- PHOTO: AP

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Uganda's King of the Tooro Kingdom, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, during his 18th birthday in the royal palace at Fort Portal, Uganda, Saturday, April 17, 2010 as he assumes the full duties of King of the Tooros. At left is Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni. -- PHOTO: AP




Festival goers walk through the grounds of the Empire Polo Field during the second day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. -- PHOTO: AP




A Palestinian girl stands next to a poster of Ahmed Saadat, jailed leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), as she takes part in a candlelight vigil to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 17, 2010. Hamas and Fatah closed ranks to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in the first joint initiative by the bitter rivals since the latter was routed from Gaza in 2007. -- PHOTO: AFP